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Watch bakers make the city's signature sourdough bread through a 30-foot observation window while taking in historic and interactive exhibits that shed light on the intertwined past of sourdough and the city. Classes cover bread-making techniques and tips for focaccia, German white bread, bagels, sourdough and other styles. With little decoration beyond the colorful breads baked that morning, and a simple menu based on a wood-burning oven, this spot near Los Angeles is the lovechild of a bakery and a restaurant. Drop in to pick up baguettes, country boules, green olive bread with lemon and thyme, or whole wheat potato bread, among dozens of other styles. Or stay for a meal that centers on the garlic knot baked just for you. 2723 Wilshire Blvd. Try the signature beer bread for the local Breckenridge Brewery and, depending on when you visit, loaves such as cherry walnut for the winter holidays, the Columba di Pasqua Easter bread, Irish soda bread for St. Patrick's Day, Swedish peasant bread and jalapeño corn bread. 3200 Irving St. (303) 455-7194. www.thedenverbreadcompany.com. ]]>
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Bats make up one-quarter of the Earth's mammal species, playing a crucial role in our ecosystem for pest control and pollination. Sadly, a disease called white-nose syndrome is rapidly spreading through the U.S., threatening to drive certain already-rare species to extinction and eradicate some of the most common bat species locally. Every summer, the Yolo Basin Foundation organizes a dozen family-friendly tours, where you can watch the bats emerge to hunt insects just before sunset. Caves, cliff faces and trees make happy homes to 14 species of bats at Lava Beds, some migrating, some roosting there year-round. Ogle the big ears of the pallid bat hanging from the ceiling as you crawl through a lava tube, and explore a life-size diorama of Mount Shasta caves. To coax kids away from the creepy-crawly stigma attached to these creatures, libraries bring back the cool. ]]>
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Whether you view them as benevolent protectors meant to aid us ("Danger, Will Robinson!"), mechanical servants created to handle menial tasks (the Jetsons' maid, Rosie), or ultimately our undoing (the maniacal beings who wage war on humankind in "Terminator"), robots are undeniably compelling. Decorated with robots from the private collection of the owners, the bakery walls are an exhibition of robot artwork, soft and spongy robots, comic books about robots, toy robots alongside their original packaging, lunch boxes and more. [...] while you're checking out the wall art, take advantage of your non-robotic taste buds and try such fantastical doughnut flavors as dulce de leche, s'more, bacon-maple, PB&J or berry cheesecake. 2226 10th St., (916) 444-5157, www.doughbotdonuts.com. See a small-scale version on display in the gallery alongside mechanical body parts that have enabled amputees to run, walk and grab. 1 Market St., second floor, www.autodesk.com/gallery. Bring to life your own robotic companion at this interactive exhibit, where visitors get to use interconnecting parts to create their unique version of what "artificial intelligence" could or should look like. ]]>
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The tour goes past Elvis Presley's home in Bel-Air where the Fab Four met the King; cruises Blue Jay Way in the Hollywood Hills, where George Harrison lived; stops at other Beatles-related sites in Brentwood, Pacific Palisades and Beverly Hills; and ends in Hollywood at the Beatles' four individual stars on the Walk of Fame near the Capitol Records Tower. Walk past the Abbey Road Bar with a black and white striped floor representing the zebra crossing ("crosswalk" in American) on the cover of the "Abbey Road" LP and continue past a wall listing song titles by the Fab Four. The cafe hosts a Beatles sing-along with live music by the B2s (ages 16 to 65) focused on a theme like piano tunes or psychedelic songs. The Plastic Onion Band plays Beatles songs at the Chit Chat from 7-9:30 p.m. on the third Friday of each month. 5 W. Manor Drive; (650) 738-2380, https:// www.facebook.com/pages/Chit-Chat-Cafe/113782208649511. The Beatles played this venue three times, and its small museum displays a copy of their original contract, a short video of their 1964 show, an audio clip and photographs of screaming fans. 2301 N. Highland Ave.; (323) 850-2058; www.hollywoodbowl.com/philpedia/hollywood-bowl-history/rock-pop-jazz. In this music store that specializes in hard-to-find Beatles memorabilia, customers will find buttons, records, T-shirts and even scarce and original Yellow Submarine mobiles. 850 N. Tustin St., (714) 639-0909; www.pepperlandmusic.com. ]]>
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